Trunk.



No. 695,246. Patented Mar; n, i902.

w. u. A. STOUT.

T R U N K.

(Application filed Sept. 20, 1901.)

Sum/auto:

UNTTno STAT S PATENT @rnrcnt \VILLIAM II. A. STOUT, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO HENRY S. BELBER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

TRUNK.

SPEGIFKGA'FTON forming part of Letters Patent No. 695,246, dated March 11, 1902.

Application filed September 20, 1901. Serial No. 475,748. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. A. STOUT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in'the county of Philadelphia 5 and State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Trunks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in trunks or other similar receptacles, and has particular reference to devices for protecting the corner or meeting edges thereof; and it has for its principal object to provide a sim ple and effective guard to protect and strengthen the corner or meeting edges of such recepi tacles.

Other objects and advantages resulting from the peculiar construction of my improved corner-guards will be apparent in the course of the following detail description.

The invention consists in the novel construction of the guard and the particular means by which the same is secured to the trunk or other receptacle, as hereinafter described, illustratedin the drawings, and more particularly pointed out in the claims hereunto appended. t

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a side and end, broken away,of a trunk or other receptacle, showing my improved protecting device applied thereto, the said protecting device being partly broken to show a kerf or saw cut. Fig. 2 is a perspective view (inside) of the side, end, and bottom of a trunk or similar receptacle, showing the manner of securing my improved protecting device onto the trunk. Fig. 3 is a perspective View of a portion of my improved device. Fig. 4. is a cross-section showing the device secured on the trunk. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a corner guard or protector embodying my invention.

Referring to the drawings by-letters, -A indicates a trunk or similar receptacle, and b the side, 0 the end, and d the bottom, thereof. In the meeting or corner edges of the trunk or receptacle are provided kerfs or saw cuts 6, as shown in Fig. 1, extending therethrough to the interior of the trunk.

The letter F indicates a protecting or binding strip of anysuitable material, preferably of malleable iron, having the sides thereof at about right angles and provided on the inner surface with suitably-constructed securingclips f, which are preferably integral therewith. The clips fare slitted for a short distance from their outer end, so as to form prongs g g, which are adapted to be inserted through the kerfs or saw cuts 6 and to be bent or turned against the inner surface of the trunk-body. These clipsf not only form means for securing the strip F to the trunk or receptacle, but they also form a brace or stay to hold the strip to its proper shape and prevent spreading thereof, as is evident. It

is also evident that various modifications of this clip or stay may be formed-such, for instance, as cutting away a portion of the base or making said clip or stay without the bifurcation-without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the construction ofa trunk or other receptacle upon which it is designed to use my improved protecting or binding strip the parts are assembled in the usual manner. The kerfs or saw cuts are placed at suitable intervals along the several. meeting or corner edges of the trunk-body, and when the clips are pressed therethrough the prongs are turned or bent in opposite directions and firmly forced against the inner surface of the So Walls of the trunk. Thus it will be seen that by the use of the securing-clips I am enabled to dispense with the use of nails or screws for holding the protecting-strips to the trunk or other receptacle, thereby rendering all liability of the corner angle-irons becoming displaced or removed I by the loosening and falling out of the nails or screws.

It will be observed that by this construction of the strip the strengthand durability of the trunk or receptacle are greatly increased and its life prolonged. It will also be apparent that the strip may be made in forms or in skeletons, whereby the corners of the receptacle will be embraced by the strips that bind the edges, such construction being shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings. It is evident that other changes and forms may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention.

ICO

. ent of the United States, is

1. As a new article of manufacture, an edge or corner strip for trunks or other receptacles, consisting of an outer piece formed to an angle in cross-section, and provided on its innersurface with one or more clips orstays, said clips or stays being so constructed and arranged within and against each side of the angle as to brace the sides thereof to prevent spreading.

2. A corner angle-iron provided with oneor more securing-clips having bifurcated ends forming prongs, each of said clips abutting against each of the inner sides of the angle, whereby the angle of the corner-iron is maintained.

Aprotecting-strip for the meeting edges of trunks or other receptacles, consisting of a piece of metal formed to about a right angle in cross-section, and provided Within the angle with clips or prongs, each of said clips or prongs abutting against both sides of said angle, and adapted to be used to'secure said strip onto the outer meeting edges of a trunk or other receptacle.

4. A protecting-strip for the meeting edges of trunks or other receptacles, consisting of a piece of metal formed to about a right angle in cross-section, and provided within the angle at the point thereof with clips or prongs adapted to be inserted into and through openings in the meeting edges of the receptacle and the projecting ends thereof turned, whereby said strips will be held onto the outer meeting edges of the receptacle.

5. A protecting-strip for trunks or other receptacles, formed to about a right angle in cross-section, and adapted to fit over and upon the meeting edges of a receptacle, bifurcated clips within and at the point of said angle, and adapted to pass through openings in the meeting edges of the receptacle,and the ends of each clip turned in opposite directions, whereby said strips will be secured to the receptacle over and upon the meeting edges thereof.

6. A corner-iron, consisting of two or more angular branches, each branch provided with bifurcated securing-clips, said clips abut ting against the inner sides of the angular branches, in such manner that the angle of each branch will be maintained.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM H. A. STOUT.

Witnesses:

THos. D. MoWLDs, FRANCIS S. GINTHER. 

